City officials, homeless advocates and people living on the street offered several theories for the increase
A fifth of San Diego County’s homeless population now lives in East County, a notable increase and a challenge for local leaders debating how best to respond.by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness., making up only about 14 percent of the county’s total.
City Manager Graham Mitchell said he felt the report should have provided more detail about where people were specifically staying.That city’s street population almost doubled since the last count, from 25 to 48. Steve Anderson, Crisis House’s programs director, confirmed they help place people in hotels around the region, both in and outside Santee.
“The City will continue to explore every option to help the homeless become sheltered,” Mayor Mark Arapostathis said in a statement.About a dozen recently told her they had to spend extra money on security and to clean areas where people had defecated.“The word on the streets are gonna be, ‘La Mesa is a nice place to be homeless,” she said.to explore moving people to a former U.S. military barracks in Campo, more than 40 miles outside the city.All were unsheltered.
Some may have been forced outside because rules governing hotel stays were sometimes arbitrarily enforced, according to Judy Scheuer, who runs the local nonprofit Hope for the Homeless Lakeside. She also worried that funding for emergency shelters was running out as the most serious phase of the pandemic appears to be over.
While many had been connected to housing, others appeared unwilling to accept support due to mental illness, addiction or a desire to stay outside, he said.
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